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1 Events

• January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars. At this time, the title of the story was Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode One of The Star Wars.
• March - Production begins on Star Wars
• March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premiers in London
• July - In order to create the necessary special effects for his film, Star Wars, George Lucas forms Industrial Light and MagicIndustrial Light + Magic is a motion picture special visual effects company, founded in July 1975 by George Lucas. Lucas wanted Star Wars to include visual effects that had never been seen on film before. He first approached Douglas Trumbull, famous for 2.
• JawsThis article is about the movie; for the body part, see jaw. For the James Bond character, see Jaws (James Bond). Jaws ( 1975) is an American film which tells the story of a resort town's sheriff who tries to protect beachgoers from the predations of a hu becomes the first movie to ever gross US$100 million in North America, setting the standard for future blockbusters.

2 Top grossing films

1. JawsThis article is about the movie; for the body part, see jaw. For the James Bond character, see Jaws (James Bond). Jaws ( 1975) is an American film which tells the story of a resort town's sheriff who tries to protect beachgoers from the predations of a hu, starring Roy ScheiderRoy Scheider (born November 10, 1932) is an American actor. Born in Orange, New Jersey, was an athlete as a child, participating in organized baseball and boxing competitions. Scheider traded his boxing gloves for the stage, studying drama at both Rutgers, Robert ShawThe following discusses the actor, for the individual who is a musical conductor, see Robert Shaw (conductor) or Robert Gould Shaw for the US Civil War commander Robert Shaw ( August 9, 1927 August 28, 1978) was an English actor and writer. His best-known and Richard DreyfussRichard Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He was born as the son of an attorney in Brooklyn, New York. He spent his early childhood in Brooklyn and in Bayside, Queens until he moved to Los Angeles with his family at age nine. Dreyfuss
2. The Towering Inferno
3. Benji
4. Young Frankenstein
5. The Godfather, Part II
6. Shampoo - Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn
7. Funny Lady
8. Murder on the Orient Express
9. Return of the Pink Panther
10. Tommy